Rule2025-13812

Bonding Requirements When Filing an Appeal of a Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Civil Penalty; Corrections

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Published
July 23, 2025
Effective
July 23, 2025

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Interior DepartmentSafety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau

Abstract

On November 14, 2024, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) published final rules that amended appeal rights. Some of the language from the appeal rights section was inadvertently erased. This document corrects the final regulations.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13812]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

30 CFR Part 250

[Docket ID: BSEE-2023-0014 EEEE500000 256E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000]
RIN 1014-AA57


Bonding Requirements When Filing an Appeal of a Bureau of Safety 
and Environmental Enforcement Civil Penalty; Corrections

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: On November 14, 2024, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement (BSEE) published final rules that amended appeal rights. 
Some of the language from the appeal rights section was inadvertently 
erased. This document corrects the final regulations.

DATES: Effective on July 23, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk Malstrom at (703) 787-1751 or by 
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dcaeb9bbaf9cbeafb9b9f2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b392e2c380b29382e2e652c243d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 14, 2024, BSEE published final 
rules in the Federal Register (89 FR 89922) that modified paragraph (b) 
of Sec.  250.1409. Paragraphs (b)(1) and (2), which were included in 
the proposed rule (88 FR 86285), were inadvertently and unintentionally 
left out of the final rule. This document corrects the final 
regulations to restore those two paragraphs.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 250

    Administrative practice and procedure, Continental shelf, 
Environmental impact statements, Environmental protection, Government 
contracts, Investigations, Mineral resources, Oil and gas exploration, 
Penalties, Pipelines, Public lands--mineral resources, Public lands--
rights-of-way, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur.

    Accordingly, 30 CFR part 250 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 250--OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF

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1. The authority citation for part 250 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 
1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334.


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2. In Sec.  250.1409, add paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) to read as follows:


Sec.  250.1409  What are my appeal rights?

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    (b) * * *
    (1) Submit a surety bond in the amount of the penalty to the 
appropriate Leasing Office in the Region where the penalty was 
assessed, following instructions that the Reviewing Officer will 
include in the final decision; or
    (2) Notify the appropriate Leasing Office, in the Region where the 
penalty was assessed, that you want your lease-specific/area-wide bond 
on file to be used as the bond for the penalty amount.
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Adam G. Suess,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2025-13812 Filed 7-22-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-VH-P


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